Autograph Note Signed by GELSTON, David (1744-1828)

This Revolutionary War patriot served New York as delegate to the Second, Third and Fourth Provincial Congresses; signer of the Articles of Association (1775); member of the last Continental Congress. ANS, 1p, 7¼" X 3½", n.p., 1820 May 8. Very good. Lightly tipped to an 8" X 10" album leaf (with slight glue show-through) below a small, charming steel-engraved profile portrait of Gelston. "Your letter of the 4th I have received," he writes. "The above is all the information I can give you...." Large bold signature. Rather scarce.